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| 1. | [ adjective ] afloat on the surface of a body of water | |
| Synonyms: | adrift | |
| Examples: | "after the storm the boats were adrift" |
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| Related terms: | afloat | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | |
| Synonyms: | floating vagabond vagrant aimless | |
| Examples: | "a drifting double-dealer" "the floating population" "vagrant hippies of the sixties" |
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| Related terms: | unsettled | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (transportation) aimless wandering from place to place | |
| Related terms: | wandering stray | |
| Similar spelling: |
drafting drift driftage draft drift_net drifter |
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